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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Ekata

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AEkata, a former part of the Whitepages company, and now a Mastercard company since the April 2021 acquistion, offers identity verification, data validation, and data enrichment services based on the Ekata Identity Engine (EIE), a machine learning based system used to derive links from real-time transactions within the company's proprietary network and data licenses. The service includes address and phone number validation APIs, among other services.N/A

    Middesk

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AMiddesk is a business intelligence (BI) software used to onboarded clients working in three primary verticals — Fintech, Credit Reporting, and Business Marketplaces.

    $1,000

    per month

    Pricing
    EkataMiddesk
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    EkataMiddesk
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsUsers may also pay per use if they are expecting a lower volume of usage.
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    Features
    EkataMiddesk
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Ekata by Mastercard and Middesk
    Feature
    Ekata by Mastercard
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    Ratings
    Middesk
    7.7
    1 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Ekata by Mastercard and Middesk
    Feature
    Ekata by Mastercard
    -
    Ratings
    Middesk
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Drill-down analysis00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Ekata by Mastercard and Middesk
    Feature
    Ekata by Mastercard
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    Ratings
    Middesk
    6.4
    1 Ratings
    26% below category average
    Publish to Web00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Publish to PDF00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Report Versioning00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Ekata by Mastercard and Middesk
    Feature
    Ekata by Mastercard
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    Ratings
    Middesk
    7.3
    1 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Ekata by Mastercard and Middesk
    Feature
    Ekata by Mastercard
    -
    Ratings
    Middesk
    8.5
    2 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Ekata by Mastercard and Middesk
    Feature
    Ekata by Mastercard
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    Ratings
    Middesk
    6.3
    1 Ratings
    21% below category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Mobile Application00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Ekata by Mastercard and Middesk
    Feature
    Ekata by Mastercard
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    Ratings
    Middesk
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    3% above category average
    REST API00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Javascript API00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    iFrames00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Java API00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    EkataMiddesk
    Small Businesses
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    Cyfe
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
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    Zendesk Explore
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    No answers on this topic
    Jaspersoft Community Edition
    Score9.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    EkataMiddesk
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.5
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.5
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    EkataMiddesk
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Mastercard
    Fraud data analysis programming is available. Advanced backtracking studies, repartitions and possibility modelers, data collation and analysis of time sequences. It has artificial intelligence and automation to optimize the promptness and accuracy of the fraud discovery platform. they combine predictive analysis methods, which allows you to quickly discover possible imminences that endanger security.
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    Middesk Inc.
    Middesk majorly provides us with real-time access to the data and documents which are required for automating KYB and CIP regulatory compliance, mitigating front and backend risk. In addition, it is the easiest way for financial services companies to verify and monitor their business customers. It for us very much makes the process of onboarding customers very easy.
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    Pros
    Mastercard
    • Promises a comprehensive data approach, using evolved scanning so you can reveal dubious actions and patterns before they do harm
    • Prevents the attrition of income due to fraud, abuse and waste in cost and profit programs
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    Middesk Inc.
    • Gathering information needed for registration.
    • Making the registration process efficient.
    • Guiding us through the process when we hit snags.
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    Cons
    Mastercard
    • The investigation of the effectiveness of the internal control system is a fundamental part of these commitments, this segment is the most responsible for the design, or if it does not fail, even if the software provides advanced tools.
    • The commitment cannot order as it was said previously only to the software; what is delegated is the command to exercise the commitment, which usually ends the ruling.
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    Middesk Inc.
    • Better navigation.
    • More marketing and make it very reachable to customers.
    • Login is difficult.
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    Usability
    Mastercard
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    Middesk Inc.
    UI is not as intuitive as other systems we use. For states that require income tax withholding, some of them require registration with multiple agencies - the UI doesn't easily tell you which login credentials are tied to which agency.
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    Support Rating
    Mastercard
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    Middesk Inc.
    The user experience of this tool must be rearchitected. I am able to observe a lot of lag in the process when initiated. There are sometimes when the tool's navigation becomes difficult. The time taken at times is large to process a request and this can also be highly improved in the future.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Mastercard
    We have robust chargeback management software designed to quickly level out oddities based on a customer's first conduct to help us as a vulnerable business spot potential chargeback scams and revenue loss. It condescends to concentrate efforts on prevention instead of reaching sanctions and investigations and then falling into services to recover costs.
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    Middesk Inc.
    ADP Workforce Now offers a module to handle payroll tax registrations. The interface is confusing and the information is hard to find. The service and support are awful - nobody ever knows who can answer tax account questions, they escalate to a different department and promise a callback but they never call back.
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    Return on Investment
    Mastercard
    • Enterprise fraud detection software solution is customized
    • Allows users to check trading activities against known patterns and discover inconsistencies
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    Middesk Inc.
    • Better speed.
    • Better quality for optimal cost.
    • Saves a lot of time.
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